This “Geodesic Teepee” starts with ten (10) faces and twenty (20) edges of an icosahedron. These ten faces define a “belt” around this Platonic solid.
The Golden Proportion is evident along the long pole edges and the Golden triangles. The non-equilateral triangles are the ‘Golden’ triangles characteristic of a regular pentagram (five-pointed star).
The Golden Proportion is evident along the long pole edges and the Golden triangles. The non-equilateral triangles are the ‘Golden’ triangles characteristic of a regular pentagram (five-pointed star).
Icosahedron
The icosahedron is one of the five regular Platonic Solids. Only the Platonic Solids have identical Faces, Edges and Solid Angles (corners).
SWRB Drawings
The well-known structural engineer Jack Christiansen took an interest in this structure. He performed several structural analyses upon the shape and found it to be extremely strong. With a computer program he subjected the form to an overall extreme wind. It had very little deformation. He also simulated the even more challenging wind on just one side. Again there was very little deformation. Jack was impressed by the strength of the structure under these conditions. Images from his SWRB Consulting Engineers (Skilling, Ward, Rogers, Barkshire Inc.) Consulting Engineers analysis may be found below.
Elevation View
Plan View
Perspective View
Analysis View
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